Judges and lawmakers have broad powers to restrict constitutional rights. For example, even though the First Amendment guarantees freedom of assembly, groups cannot hold rallies in hospital zones. The Second Amendment is an even better example. The text gives people the right to...
Month: April 2019
Some Defenses to Family Violence Assault Charges
An assault conviction is bad enough. There are both direct and indirect consequences. A Section 22.01 violation is, at a minimum, a Class A misdemeanor. That means up to a year in jail. Furthermore, assault is a crime of moral turpitude. Such a conviction can cause problems later...
Drug Charges Trigger Child Removal in Parker County
Acting on a tip, Parker County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a local couple for drug possession and took away their small child. The anonymous tipster claimed that a residence on Highway 51 was a drug house. Deputies found a baggie with 0.4 grams of methamphetamine in 25-year-old ...
If I Provided a Chemical Sample, Am I Automatically Guilty of DWI?
This question comes up a lot, because most DWI cases in Tarrant County are test cases. Sometimes, defendants do not fully understand their right to refuse a breath or blood test. Other times, quite understandably, defendants want to cooperate with law enforcement so they do not m...
The Three Types of Slip-and-Fall Victims in Texas
Every year, serious falls send more than eight million Americans to hospital emergency rooms. That makes falls the leading cause of ER visits in Texas. The serious injury rate is high, and the death rate is high as well. Many of these victims are repeat fallers over age 65. Typi...
Texas State Health Commissioner Reclassifies CBD Oil
In a largely symbolic gesture, the TSHC will officially delete hemp from the controlled substances list effective April 5, 2019. How does this move affect cannabidiol and other non-THC, marijuana-based products in Texas? Advocates say this reclassification, which echoes a simila...
